Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi also extended wishes to Birla and accompanied him to the chair along with Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju and PM Modi.
Just before the election, a meeting of Bihar NDA MPs was held at the residence of Union Minister Lallan Singh's residence. Similarly, a meeting of Rajasthan NDA MPs was held at the residence of Gajendra Singh Shekawat.
Earlier today, Congress MP K Suresh alleged that the government "compelled" the INDIA bloc to contest the election as their reply was not satisfactory over the issue.
After being nominated as INDIA bloc's candidate for the Lok Sabha Speaker post against National Democratic Alliance (NDA) candidate OM Birla, Congress MP K. Suresh alleged that the government "compelled" the INDIA bloc to contest the election as their reply was not satisfactory over the i
At last, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will introduce the ministers and ministers of state who have recently been inducted into the council of ministers.
For the first time in decades, an election for the Lok Sabha Speaker's post will take place on Wednesday due to the inability of the BJP's ruling NDA government and the Congress-led INDIA opposition to reach to a consensus.
As per the sources, the TMC will clarify their stand on the nomination of K Suresh as the Speaker of Lok Sabha by 9 am tomorrow. Notably, the ruling NDA and the opposition INDIA bloc are set to lock horns over the post of Speaker in the Parliament on Wednesday.
The BJP-led National Democratic Alliance nominee for Speaker post of the Lok Sabha Om Birla met Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Parliament House on Tuesday.
Congress MPs Rahul Gandhi, KC Venugopal, president of Rashtriya Loktantrik Party, Hanuman Beniwal and other leaders of the INDIA bloc were present in the meeting.